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Mad Molly was a mean old girl
She made her way around the world
She would beg borrow and steal
Men thought her love was heaven sent
Though her love didn’t pay the rent
Cause she would touch but she didn’t feel

She stole his cattle
He had to sell his saddle
Just to uphold his part of the deal

His pa was a bad outlaw
He killed a man up in Omaha
Just to prove that he was real
Headed down to New Orleans
Got himself a Cajun queen
Got mixed up in voodoo and creole

Now he’s a long long way from home
He’s a long
A long long way from home

Contrary Mary was a magic fairy
She flew so much that her wings got weary
Crashed down hard into a field
Farmer Fred he found her dead
He buried her in his flower bed
Just to see what she might yield

The ceremony was a two winged pony
There was phony Joni and all her cronies
The pot was hot
And the onions were peeled
when it came time to say goodbyes
Stop their cries and dry their eyes
The casket closed and it was sealed

Now they’re a long
Long, long way from home

I’ve been out for forty days
I’ve been out for forty nights
Just can’t keep my hand upon the wheel
Should have kept it on the plow
That’s so clear to me now
It’s harder to fall when you kneel

I saw somethings I never saw before
Their shirts and shoes were tattered and torn
You know one’s side is always concealed
Keep your mind
And mind your keep
The water’s cold if you dig real deep
And the truth will be revealed
And we’re a long
Long, long way from home

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from The Joke, The Threat, The Obvious, released September 21, 2010

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The Giving Tree Band Yorkville, Illinois

"A traveling band must be able to channel their hometown and aura into a space. It's sometimes difficult to conjure the backroads and nature so often sung about in Americana music. The Giving Tree Band has mastered this quintessential aspect of performing live. They are able to accomplish what great writers have long proven..." Appoet.org ... more

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